Richard Leon (judoka)

Richard Leon Vizcaya (born January 7, 1976 in Caracas, Distrito Capital) is a Venezuelan judoka, who played for the lightweight category.[1] He won two bronze medals for the 73 and 81 kg classes at the 2006 Pan American Judo Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and at the 2008 Pan American Judo Championships in Miami, Florida.[2]

Richard Leon
Personal information
Full nameRichard Leon Vizcaya
Nationality Venezuela
Born (1976-01-07) 7 January 1976
Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
Event(s)73 kg
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Venezuela
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place2006 Buenos Aires 73 kg
Bronze medal – third place2008 Miami 81 kg

Leon made his official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he lost the first preliminary match of men's lightweight class (73 kg), with an ippon and an osoto otoshi (big outer drop), to Moldova's Victor Bivol. Because his opponent advanced further into the semi-finals, Leon was offered another shot for the bronze medal by entering the repechage bouts, but was defeated in the first round by Iran's Hamed Malekmohammadi, who successfully scored an ippon and a sukui-nage (double leg takedown), at one minute and fifty-four seconds.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Leon competed for the second time in men's 73 kg class. Leon lost the first preliminary match, by a koka and a golden score, to China's Si Rijigawa, although he received a penalty for false attack.[3]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Richard Leon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  2. "Judo: Stevens to Fight for Gold Tonight at Pan Am Championships". Team USA. 8 May 2008. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  3. "Men's Lightweight (73kg/161 lbs) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.


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